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Long story shortSent shoes to distributor in Canada for warranty in late JulyThey send them to Sidi in aug but evidently they are off that monthCheck in late sept and shoes are warrantied but no stock at distributor in my sizeHave to wait for ergo 3 stock in decI am still waiting and in the interim I have destroyed my rainy weather ergo 2s as they also had the same issues as the pair sent in but now have over 9 months of daily use and are now dead.I was going to send those in right after the first pair came back.

Rear heal fabric self destructs. This is even after using a shoe horn 95% of the time and when I do not use it I still put my fingers in the way of the heal. (pic attached)Holes in mesh around the main strap fixing points as it pulls and separates from the shoe. Front toe area stitching comes undone. middle turn ratchet will not hold shoe tight. Shoe stretches so much that it only has 1-2 mm of tongue gap.

Funny that, I have used Sidi road shoes for a long time, my MTB shoe lining also scuffed through similar to yours but on the inside of my right foot (one shoe only).I thought it might be due to walking in them.

I have SIDI top of the line MTB shoes from 2000 that do not have this issue as well as a set of 2005 Ergo 1's, and the pair before the ergo ones that just plain died after 4-5 years of use and they did not have this issue.

The wear you see here is from 2 seasons and the wear was not quite as bad on the ones that are warrantied as that was one season of use.

This all started with the new heal retention system as well as the change in the fabric they used in that area. The stitching has often come undone on my toes so that is expected. The stretching is a new issue as well.

I'm relatively new to Sidi shoes but your problems seem to indicate shoddy workmanship and/or cheap materials, not at all what I would expect from a company with Sidi's reputation. Given your patience and the problems, the dealer ought to intercede on your behalf or simply replace the shoes with new ones. Very discouraging.

They are replacing but I am at the bottom of the list to get them so it seems as I have been getting the "it will be two weeks or next week or for sure they will be her next month" standard industry answers for 6 months

Slowest warranty in history for me at this point. Also this happened on two shoes in a row after changes to the materials so it is the materials and design and not outside issues.

ajh wrote:They are replacing but I am at the bottom of the list to get them so it seems as I have been getting the "it will be two weeks or next week or for sure they will be her next month" standard industry answers for 6 months

Slowest warranty in history for me at this point. Also this happened on two shoes in a row after changes to the materials so it is the materials and design and not outside issues.

That is a thought but after 15 years on Sidi shoes and this is the first issue and it is the same issue on two shoes I would go with the materials and design.

Perhaps they are relying on the heal retention system too much to control movement in that area and the fabric is not sturdy enough for this use. The issue starts with the outside top seem separating from the forces and then it continues to what you see.

I leave the HRS system in stock open setting and have a very narrow Achilles area.

I have used Sidis for a long time and recently the sole of my Ergo 2 carbo lite came unglued with less than 10 month of use ( I do rotate 2 sets of shoes between use and have another older set for the trainer)......that was 2 months ago and still waiting for an answer. First time this has happened to me with Sidis. Just got two new Ergo 3s so I'm hoping it's not a quality related issue. Also I hope I don't have to wait like you 6 months just to get a replacement.

It has been 9months total and 6 since they said I would get them any day

I have also tried to find replacements to get away from sidiSpecialized s works too much volumeLouis Garneau too much volume, too heavy and had quality issuesBont feet fall asleep after 4 hoursFizik no one stocks around meLake no one stocks around meBontrager- have not tried yet but I am thinking about it.

I would have thought your distributor could have dealt with this sooner rather than handballing to the manufacturer? It also seems odd that they couldn't get in a replacement size within 9 months? It sounds like the distributor isn't working too hard for you?

Previously I've had a distributor get an urgent replacement item from another shop (they supplied) when they've not had an item in the warehouse.

News spreads fast when a supplier/distributor aren't up to scratch...personally after 20 yrs of using Sidi I've never had a problem other than replacement due to crashes.